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Negro Leaguers have not been honored in Cooperstown at anywhere close to the same level as white players and anyone who’s played in the majors since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier 1947.
Negro Leaguers have not been honored in Cooperstown at anywhere close to the same level as white players and anyone who’s played in the majors since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier 1947.
A case can be made with sabermetrics that Dave Stieb  not Jack Morris  was the best pitcher of the 1980s and would be a worthy addition to Cooperstown.
A case can be made with sabermetrics that Dave Stieb  not Jack Morris  was the best pitcher of the 1980s and would be a worthy addition to Cooperstown.
Hall of Fame committees seemingly exist for candidates like Lou Whitaker.
Hall of Fame committees seemingly exist for candidates like Lou Whitaker.
Vizquel won 11 Gold Gloves and has one of the finest reputations of any fielder in baseball history. By sabermetrics, though, Vizquel’s practically a below-average player.
Vizquel won 11 Gold Gloves and has one of the finest reputations of any fielder in baseball history. By sabermetrics, though, Vizquel’s practically a below-average player.
Since 1936, no player has ever done this  not even Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb or Ken Griffey Jr., to name three who came close.
Since 1936, no player has ever done this  not even Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb or Ken Griffey Jr., to name three who came close.
The Hall of Fame would also be in uncharted waters, going from an average of three BBWAA inductions per year to potentially five. What could it mean for the future?
The Hall of Fame would also be in uncharted waters, going from an average of three BBWAA inductions per year to potentially five. What could it mean for the future?
The Veterans Committee’s done little for a number of African-Americans who made their mark in baseball in the 1950s and beyond, from Dick Allen to Maury Wills to Curt Flood.
The Veterans Committee’s done little for a number of African-Americans who made their mark in baseball in the 1950s and beyond, from Dick Allen to Maury Wills to Curt Flood.
Longtime San Francisco Chronicle writer Susan Slusser is wrestling with her ballot this year for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Longtime San Francisco Chronicle writer Susan Slusser is wrestling with her ballot this year for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
If history is any judge, there’s a better than 90 percent chance that at some point Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will get the Hall of Fame votes they need.
If history is any judge, there’s a better than 90 percent chance that at some point Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will get the Hall of Fame votes they need.
Under the current arrangement, it might be awhile before these voters enshrine another living player.
Under the current arrangement, it might be awhile before these voters enshrine another living player.